Formebolone Uses

Esiclene (formebolone) is reputed to have very low androgenic properties, meaning that it resists aromatization or conversion of testosterone into estrogen.

At the same time, it’s so mild that the potential for muscle growth is also minimal, other than through its injection form. Even then, a bodybuilder would see slight benefits of use.

As mentioned, one of the primary uses of Esiclene is to provide immediate if temporary emphasis (caused by inflammation) of a specific muscle or muscle group.

However, this inflammatory response is not particularly healthy. What happens is that formebolone causes an excess accumulation of lymph fluid inside the muscle.

This is an immune system response, and triggering such responses in the body when they’re not medically necessary can be risky.

Formebolone Profile

The drug is known by a number of chemical names including but not limited to:

Formyldienolone

Hubernol

2-Formyl-11-alpha-hydroxy-delta(sup 1)-methyltestosterone

C21H28O4

Formebolone has been used in steroid cycles illegally in not only human athletic sporting competitions, but in horse racing scenarios.

It functions as a derivative of androstane and therefore is found on the list of banned substances of the World Anti-Doping Agency.

Competitive athletes and bodybuilders should know that sporting organizations typically screen (regularly) for the presence of formebolone.

In the US, formebolone (Esiclene) is classified as a Schedule III controlled substance.

A number of very small studies involving the use of formebolone on humans have focused on treatments of stunted growth (1985) and malnutrition (1977).

The drug is an older form of anabolic androgenic steroid and is not particularly common among the list of most popular steroids used by athletes today due to the development of newer and easier to obtain steroids.

Today, any studies on formebolone are most commonly linked to detection and doping control analyses. (2011) [1]

Formebolone Side Effects

Because of its molecular structure, and despite the fact that it has little anabolic or androgenic effect, the substance is dangerous and potentially toxic to the liver.

In bodybuilding scenarios, it’s typically only injected in a competitive environment to promote a localized swelling, which may provide the bodybuilder with an edge during the judging process.

In most cases, this “swelling” or inflammation of the muscle or muscle group lasts up to four days.

It’s not exactly known how the muscle will eventually respond to such strain, but as it’s not natural, the potential for lingering damage, not only to muscles, but to nerves found within the muscle fibers, is a strong potential.

This unnatural forcing of a muscle to literally inflate itself like a balloon is not encouraged nor recommended for most users.